Mister D:This all I could find for the US special of Elton’s birthday celebration. I have no idea what MyNetwork TV is. I checked and I get it…so whatever. Do a little research in your area for the channel.

Photo: Michelle (Thank You)(Bette At Delgreco’s for His Furniture Store and NYRP’s Union)

Thanks to Jonathan we get a small clip from the AP where she says a few words about Elton John on his 60th birthday. The YUK gets the concert on the telly tomorrow night. It’s my guess that we might get glimpses of her in the audience and may clips of her talking about Elton.

We should be getting the concert televised in the US at some point. Let’s find out.

CHRISTINE EBERSOLE, the great star of “Grey Gardens,” was recently visited backstage by Bette Midler, Tyne Daly and Food Network star Rachael Ray. Miss Ray, famous for her frenetic “30 Minute Meals,” was agog to be in the presence of Ebersole, Midler and Daly. “Which one of us is not like the others?” she joked self-deprecatingly.

Rachael also confessed to “Grey Gardens” composer Scott Frankel that she has seen the original documentary on which the musical is based, over 100 times. (Yikes, well, there’s more than a touch of camp in the wholesome Miss Ray.) Read More

SIR ELTON JOHN celebrated his 60th birthday with a host of celebrity friends, including MICHAEL STIPE, PIERCE BROSNAN, OZZY OSBOURNE and BETTE MIDLER, at a New York City cathedral last night (24MAR07). The ROCKET MAN and husband DAVID FURNISH rented out the Gothic Cathedral of St. John the Divine for a second bash celebrating his 60th year, following a party in London last week (ends23MAR07). The 500-strong guestlist included JAMES BLUNT, EMMA THOMPSON, DONATELLA VERSACE, ROD STEWART, BILLIE JEAN KING, SHARON OSBOURNE, JON BON JOVI, SIR MICHAEL CAINE, RICHARD GERE, LIV TYLER, KID ROCK, EVE, WHOOPI GOLDBERG and newlyweds ELIZABETH HURLEY and ARUN NAYAR. John ordered $18,000 (GBP9,230) of exotic flowers and 1,000 bottles of champagne for the party, which had a black tie dress code. The New York Post reported SCISSOR SISTERS, STING and SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY all performed at the event.Read More